City Politics
Council Approves Noise Monitoring Contract
February 22, 2023
Despite previously wanting alternatives to re-upping the contract for stadium noise monitoring, the Santa Clara City Council hired the same...
City Politics
City Hires New City Manager
February 8, 2023
After firing its previous city manager without cause, hiring an old guard city employee to keep the ship on course...
City Politics
Local Baseball Tournaments To Go Ahead As Planned
February 1, 2023
At its most recent meeting, the Santa Clara City Council put community legacy ahead of its deficit. In a moment...
City Politics
BMX Track Sanction Still Raw Topic with Riders
January 11, 2023
Whether the Police Activities League (PAL) will continue to manage Santa Clara’s BMX track was at issue again at the...
City Politics
Grand Jury Report Response Triggers Council Divide
December 10, 2022
As expected, the City Council was divided over its response to the Civil Grand Jury report titled, “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa...
City Politics
Electric Rate Increase Approved, City Finances Improving
December 9, 2022
Tuesday’s Santa Clara City Council meeting brought welcome relief from the fractious and quarrelsome meetings that characterized the last two...
City Politics
Council Pushes Back On Grand Jury Report
November 18, 2022
It was almost paint-by-numbers during a Santa Clara City Council meeting responding to findings of the civil grand jury report...
City Politics
Council Greenlights Controversial Housing Development
November 16, 2022
A divisive housing development for the poor ignited a firestorm of public comments at the Santa Clara City Council meeting...
City Politics
Police Union Campaigns While Negotiating Contract
November 1, 2022
The Santa Clara Police Officers Association and its associated PAC are using the controversial grand jury report Unsportsmanlike Conduct on...
City Politics
Council Denies Independent Ethics Commission On Grand Jury Report
October 19, 2022
Mayor Lisa Gillmor got on her soapbox about ethics at the Council’s most recent meeting, saying her Council colleagues —...